0
September 1983, Vol 137, No. 9 >
Article | September 1983

Apparent Intentional Poisoning of an Infant With Acetaminophen FREE

GERALD B. HICKSON, MD; JOHN W. GREENE, MD; FAYEZ K. GHISHAN, MD; LISA T. CRAFT, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1983;137(9):917. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1983.02140350089025.
Text Size: A A A
Published online
Article
References
Comments

Sir.—Since publication of the article "Acetaminophen Poisoning in Infancy" by Greene et al (Journal 1983;137: 386-387), further information concerning the outcome of case 2 has come to our attention, suggesting that the acetaminophen overdosage may have been intentional. We have subsequently learned that this infant was dead on arrival at another hospital's emergency room six weeks after discharge. According to the mother, the child was growing and had been well since the hospitalization at 6 weeks of age for the acetaminophen poisoning. This was not reported because of maternal noncompliance with follow-up. At 12 weeks of age, the infant was reportedly found in his bed not breathing. The mother denied that the child had demonstrated any irritability, lethargy, fever, or vomiting. He was transported by ambulance to the nearest emergency room where he was described as without spontaneous respiratory activity. Resuscitation efforts proved to be unsuccessful. The child's condition

REFERENCES

1 +
Kempe CH, Silverman FN, Steele BF, et al:  The battered-child syndrome . JAMA 1962;;181: 17-24.
2 +
Dine MS, McGovern ME:  Intentional poisoning of children—an overlooked category of child abuse: Report of seven cases and review of the literature . Pediatrics 1982;;70:32-35.

Figures

Tables

Interactive Graphics

Video

Country-Specific Mortality and Growth Failure in Infancy and Yound Children and Association With Material Stature

Use interactive graphics and maps to view and sort country-specific infant and early dhildhood mortality and growth failure data and their association with maternal

References

1 +
Kempe CH, Silverman FN, Steele BF, et al:  The battered-child syndrome . JAMA 1962;;181: 17-24.
2 +
Dine MS, McGovern ME:  Intentional poisoning of children—an overlooked category of child abuse: Report of seven cases and review of the literature . Pediatrics 1982;;70:32-35.

Correspondence

Submit a Letter
CME
Accreditation Information
The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The AMA designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM per course. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians who complete the CME course and score at least 80% correct on the quiz are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
Note: You must get at least of the answers correct to pass this quiz.
Clear Answers | Save For Later
You have not filled in all the answers to complete this quiz
The following questions were not answered:
Sorry, you have unsuccessfully completed this CME quiz with a score of
The following questions were not answered correctly:
Commitment to Change (optional):
Indicate what change(s) you will implement in your practice, if any, based on this CME course.
Your quiz results:
The filled radio buttons indicate your responses. The preferred responses are highlighted
For CME Course: A Proposed Model for Initial Assessment and Management of Acute Heart Failure Syndromes
Indicate what changes(s) you will implement in your practice, if any, based on this CME course.
NOTE:
Citing articles are presented as examples only. In non-demo SCM6 implementation, integration with CrossRef’s “Cited By” API will populate this tab (http://www.crossref.org/citedby.html).
Compression-Only CPR: Pushing the Science Forward
Cone
AAM 2010;304:1493-1495.
All you need to read in the other general journals
BMJ 2010;341:c5893-c1494.
Submit a Comment

Some tools below are only available to our subscribers or users with an online account.

Related Content

Customize your page view by dragging & repositioning the boxes below.

© 2013 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
Powered bySilverchair Information Systems